The ex-Newcastle United players joining Alan Shearer in KSI’s Baller League: How to watch, players, rules and fixtures

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The Baller League will soon get underway and several former Newcastle United players are involved, including Alan Shearer.

With YouTube star KSI headlining the project, the Baller League will put a completely different twist on football with intriguing new rules and a wide range of stars combining for the tournament.

After a successful start in Germany, the Baller League launches in the UK on March 24 with Newcastle United icon Alan Shearer managing one of the 12 teams.

The Newcastle legend will be joined by Gary Lineker and Micah Richards as well as a host of famous faces and former Premier League players.

Here is everything you need to know about the Baller League.

Newcastle United players in the Baller League

Shearer is the biggest name associated with Newcastle involved in the Baller League, as he will be joining forces with Richards and Lineker to manage Deportrio.

Former Wolves winger Bakary Sako and ex-Watford and Bolton Wanderers striker Marvin Sordell are two famous names they will be coaching.

On the playing side of things, former Newcastle defender Ciaran Clark is part of Luis Figo’s Trebol FC side.

Finally, former Newcastle youngster Michael Ndiweni, who left St. James’ Park last year, will represent FC Rules the World. He scored in his side’s opening game and impressed throughout.

Baller League teams and managers

• 26ers – managed by John Terry
• Deportrio – managed by Alan Shearer, Micah Richards and Gary Lineker
• FC Rules the World – managed by Clint 419
• M7 FC – managed by Miniminter
• MVPs United – managed by Alisha Lehmann and Maya Jama
• N5 FC – managed by Jens Lehmann, Robert Pires and Freddie Ljungberg
• Santan FC – managed by Dave
• SDS FC – managed by Sharky
• Trebol FC – managed by Luis Figo
• VZN FC – managed by Tobi Brown
• Wembley Rangers – managed by Ian Wright and Chloe Kelly
• Yanited – managed by Angry Ginge

Baller League 2025 squads

26ers: J’ardell Stirling, Bilal Sayoud, Sak Hassan, Kojo Apenteng, Marcel Lewis, Jordon Ibe, Matt Chizzum, Emmanuel Rowe, Justin Dass, Spike Stegel, Vladislav Platinov, Jack Crook.

Deportrio: Bakary Sako, Adam Dawson, Francis Gerald Mapolo, Zach Fagan, Marvin Sordell, Charlie Kuehn, Tommy Scott, Raphael Gas, Alex Dyer, Ruben Singale, Tristan Goodridge, Leo Serri.

FC Rules the World: Michael Ndiweni, Josh Harrop, Tareiq Holmes-Dennis, Kevin Gonzalez, Oliver Bosworth, Karim Kamhouri, Erghis Pepy, Onuchi Oki, Yusuf Shentu, Alamiji Oluma, Sandro Kamara, Festus Chalet.

M7 FC: Jesse Waller-Lassen, Femi Akinwande, Stefan Ilic, Jean Belehouan, Toby Bull, Sam Fitzgerald, Arjun Young, Ramez Gonzalo, Arin Zaha, Lewis Garcia, Henry Wise, Zion Nditi.

MVPs United: Lorenzo Spinelli, Ashton Peltier, Jake Chambers Shaw, Ross Derham, Josh Misoki, James Canton, Alfie Matthew, Declan McCarthy, Jay Beckford, Joe Edwards, Dwayne Suel, Esteban Salgado.

N5 FC: Owen Locke, Adrian Mariappa, Brian Ly, Charlie Wakefield, Dayo Adekayo, Chris Arba, Imran Kahani, Michael Class, James Alabi, Troy Molunda, Freddie Berrati, Callum Charlton.

Santan FC: Michael Hill, Richard Kesey, Dominic Voss, Erick Kenco, Ranell McKenzie Lowes, Jamell Abou-Bakare, Rico Okinari, David Upu, Abdullah Gervardi, Jack Wilson, David Solidemi, Luka Valentine.

SDS FC: Bruno Andrade, Bayley Brown, Ody Alfa, Cole Da Silva, David Marques Castanho, Calvin Dickson, Big John, Camillo Astreppo, Finley Chadwick, Michael Felibe, Hussein Mahdi, Tyler Edmundson.

Trebol FC: Montel McKenzie, Vani Da Silva, Ciaran Clark, Isaac Modi, Ethan Oke, Reggie, Emi, Ryan Gorwell, Jordan Brown, Shani Omed, Aaron Steven, Nathan Bowen.

VZN FC: Henri Lansbury, Kurtice Herbert, Jerome Sinclair, Remy Mitchell, Montel McKenzie, Florian Kastrati, Michael Olive-Wigan, Barrell Mensah, Ethan McClear, Diego Dombaboni, Jami Kheresi, Luka Barusic.

Wembley Rangers: Domingos Pires, Check Fayum, Ben Long, Stuart Cook, Oliver Cannon, Juan Pablo, Ruben Junior, Luke Gambin, Kaylen Kofi, Braden Shaw, Joseph Diomande, Nabid Eshari.

Yanited: Kadell Daniel, Michael Hector, Mohammed Mahyoub, Remy Clerima, Percy Kiangebeni, Medy Elito, Max Pitman, Harry Cain, Henry O’Shea, Daniel Thompson, Daniel Woods, Pharrel Mensah

Baller League rules

The Baller League is a six-a-side indoor football tournament that sees 12 squads of 12 compete in a league format, with the top four teams at the end of the season going into a final four play-off.

Squads are comprised of former Premier League stars, futsal players, semi-pros and social media stars, while a wide range of celebrities are in charge.

There are no corners in the games and a penalty will be awarded to the attacking side if the ball goes out behind off the opposition three times.

Games last 30 minutes, 15 minutes each way, with the real twist coming in the final three minutes of every half when a random new rule will be applied.

Labelled ‘gamechangers’, these could include goalkeepers not being allowed to use their hands, long-range goals counting as double or teams being cut to 3 vs 3.

Simple Baller League rules

• 12 teams, 6 vs 6 games
• 12-man squads, rolling subs during games
• 30-minute matches, 15-minute halves
• ‘Gamechangers’ used in the final three minutes of each half
• No corners
• 11 matchdays in the season
• The top four go into the playoffs

Baller League match day schedule and dates

• Matchday 1: March 24
• Matchday 2: March 31
• Matchday 3: April 7
• Matchday 4: April 14
• Matchday 5: April 21
• Matchday 6: April 28
• Matchday 7: May 5
• Matchday 8: May 12
• Matchday 9: May 19
• Matchday 10: May 26
• Matchday 11: June 6
• Final Four Day: June 11

Baller League fixtures and results

Baller League Matchday 1

• Game 1: Yanited 7-2 N5 FC
• Game 2: F.C RTW 4-5 MVPs United
• Game 3: SDS FC 5-2 26ers
• Game 4: Trebol FC 4-6 Santan FC
• Game 5: M7 FC 3-2 Wembley Rangers AFC
• Game 6: Deportrio 6-3 VZN FC

How to watch the Baller League

Baller League matchdays take place on Mondays for the first 10 weeks before changing to Friday and Wednesday for the final two. Sky Sports will be broadcasting the inaugural season live on their channels from the Copper Box Arena, London.

Chunkz and Olivia Buzaglo will host each event.

Baller League live stream

As well as on TV, the Baller League will be streamed live.

If you are a Sky customer, the Baller League will be available to live stream on their online streaming platform SkyGo.

If not, you can purchase a Now TV day membership pass which will allow you to watch all the day’s Sky Sports coverage and stream it on your smartphone, tablet or computer.

A day pass costs £14.99, a flexible monthly membership is £34.99 and a 12-month contract costs £26 a month.

In addition, the matches will also be stream free live on the Baller League YouTube channel.